In meditation, we're not trying to get rid of thoughts but to recognize their true nature.

The dharma wheel turns from the beginning. There is neither excess nor deficiency. The whole universe is moistened with nectar, and the truth is ready to harvest.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

Don't try to change the world. First, change yourself.

Zazen is not step-by-step meditation. Rather it is simply the easy and pleasant practice of a Buddha, the realization of the Buddha's Wisdom.

Meditation is not about escaping from difficulty but about meeting it with awareness.

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Impermanence, suffering, and non-self are not philosophical concepts but realities to be directly perceived through mindfulness practice.

The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

If you want to know the past, look at the present. If you want to know the future, look at the present.

Each of you is perfect the way you are... and you can use a little improvement.

Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.

Insight knowledge comes from direct experience, not from intellectual understanding.

The most important factor in achieving happiness is the mind. Happiness and suffering are mental states and therefore depend on the mind.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a city of gandharvas, that's how birth, and that's how living, that's how dying are taught to be.

Moment after moment, completely devote yourself to listening to your inner voice.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

The way we look at the world is the way the world looks.

We deal with our mind from morning until evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy.